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Wednesday, November 1, 2017

Pianist Rueibin Chen to perform in Taipei

Pianist Rueibin Chen to perform in Taipei

Report by Central News Agency

2017/09/26

Taipei, Sept. 26 (CNA) Taiwanese-Austrian
pianist Rueibin Chen (陳瑞斌) will give a
concert in Taipei, performing pieces from the works of Schubert, Scriabin,
Tcherepnin and other famous composers.

Chen will also perform the music of Russian composers Alexander Tcherepnin and
Alexander Scriabin, including "Punch and Judy;" "Shadow
Play;" Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op.9; and Etude Op. 8 No.
11 and No. 12.

Chen said Tuesday he has put together a diverse program because he wants to
introduce a variety of pieces to classical music fans in Taiwan.

He said he chose pieces from Tcherepnin because of the composer's deep
connections with the Chinese community.

Not only was Tcherepnin married to a Chinese pianist, but two of his students
Chiang Wen-yeh (江文也) and He Luting (賀綠汀) were from Taiwan and China, respectively, and were major
influences on the classical music scene in their respective countries, Chen
noted.

Meanwhile, Scriabin's Prelude and Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op.9, are pieces
that have a special place in his heart, Chen said.

Scriabin composed the two pieces at time when his right hand was injured, Chen
noted.

"But he never gave up, even if he could only play with one hand,"
said Chen, adding that he also sustained injuries in the past and was inspired
by Scriabin's spirit.

At the Taipei concert in October, Chen said, he will take up the challenge of
playing the two pieces with only his left hand.

Chen
began playing piano at the age of five, with his father as his teacher, and
eventually went on to study under the late revered Russian pianist Lazar
Berman.

He was named one of Ten Outstanding Young Persons of the Republic of China in 2004
and performed at the opening ceremony of Shanghai's World Expo in 2010.

In 2014, Chen performed the "Yellow River Piano Concerto" with the
Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl, a large outdoor venue.

That year, he also became the first piano soloist to perform during the
inaugural season of the Wallis Annenberg Center for Performing Arts in Beverly
Hills.

Pianist Rueibin Chen

A Chinese-Austrian born in Taiwan, Chen has won a total of eighteen medals, five of them gold, in various international piano competitions in Tel Aviv (Rubinstein), in Warsaw (Chopin) ,Salt Lake City (Bachauer), Athens (Callas), Vienna, Manresa, and Italy (Rome, Rachmaninov, Bellini, and Stresa).
Chen received his first piano lessons from his father when he was five. At the age of thirteen, he was selected by the Taiwanese government in a national talent search and was sent to Vienna, Austria, where he obtained a concert diploma from the Vienna Conservatory. Subsequently, he received a soloist's examination award from the Hannover Hochschule für Musik in Germany and then continued his study under the legendary Lazar Berman.